Question

In an early draft of the novel in which he appears, this character is told by another character that he has “guessed the truth” and that “everything happened precisely as [this character] described it”. This man gives up his job at a museum after winning “a hundred thousand” from a state bond. As he “has nowhere to escape to,” this character never uses stolen keys to escape a psychiatric hospital, where he is introduced to the poet Ivan Nikolaevich Ponyrev, whose pen name is (*) “Bezdomny.” (10[1])This character writes a novel that describes the condemnation of Yeshua Ha-Nozri in Jerusalem, which he burns, only to be told that (-5[1])“manuscripts don’t burn.” In a novel partly titled for this man, he and his partner receive a gift from Azazello and Professor (-5[2])Woland. For 10 points, name this title character from a Mikhail Bulgakov novel who is loved by (10[1])Margarita. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: the master [prompt on The Master and Margarita or Master i Margarita]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rob CarsonBHSUPalestrina Sawayama8410
Ethan AshbrookJeff Weiner Fan ClubWeird Klaus Barbie106-5
Morgan BozemanOur Job is Buzzdoubleplusnegfive128-5
Morgan BozemanOur Job is Buzzdoubleplusnegfive128-5
Carson GehringWeird Klaus BarbieJeff Weiner Fan Club14510
Chinmay KansaradoubleplusnegfiveOur Job is Buzz14710
Chinmay KansaradoubleplusnegfiveOur Job is Buzz14710

Summary

2023 UMN COOT08/19/2023Y4100%0%75%130.75